|
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Police in the breakaway republic of Somaliland raided houses in the capital where al-Qaida militants were believed holed up Friday and captured four suspects after a shootout, officials said. A fifth suspect was arrested 20 miles away.
Three police officers and one suspect were wounded in the overnight clashes at the houses in Somaliland's capital of Hargeisa.
Police chief Mohamed Ige Ilmi told The Associated Press the suspects were trained in Afghanistan and possessed assault rifles, anti-tank mines and a large cache of ammunition.
|